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The triangles are similar by the AA similarity postulate. Find the value of x

The triangles are similar by the AA similarity postulate. Find the value of x-example-1

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Answer:

2.5

Explanation:

We know that they are similar and that the length of the long side is 3 + 3, which is 6. 6 = 3 times 2, meaning that all values in the big triangle are double the little triangle. That means that 2x = 5, meaning that x = 2.5.

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